Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Before and After

Today is Veterans Day, so be sure to give thanks to any vet if you run into them. Technically today is Armistice Day and I am always reminded of WW1 when I hear that term. And when I think of WW1, I think of misery and destruction - below is the famous before and after photo of Passchendaele, click for larger.

4 comments:

Nice... I've always liked WWI history the most. It's the bleakest of the major wars I guess, and the dawn of aviation use (which is why I tend to like it). I think I read a stat once that said if you made at least 5 successful flights (and landings) in combat, that your chance of survival increased exponentially.